Baseball State Final Results — 2024-25

Box Score

Game 4 Box Scores and Play by Play (PDF)

Play-by-Play

IHSA State Baseball Finals play-by-play
Class 1A –Championship Game
Father McGivney Catholic  vs. Ottawa (Marquette)
6/7/25 – Illinois Field, Champaign, IL

Umpires:  Plate: Matt Olson   Base: Steve Williams; 3rd Base: Corey Nicklin
Starting time: 	1:00 pm		Time of game: 2:02
Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy, wind E 6 mph		Appox. attendance: 889

Top 1st - Father McGivney Catholic Griffins
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, In play.
K Kamp singles on a ground ball to left fielder E Debernardi.
O Avalos grounds into fielder's choice, second baseman A Couch to shortstop A Novotney, K Kamp out advancing to 2nd.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, In play.
D Kleinheider singles on a line drive to right fielder J Higgins, O Avalos advances to 3rd.
FTHR 1 - OTTW 0
Ball 1, In play.
J Terhaar singles on a hard ground ball to shortstop A Novotney, D Kleinheider advances to 3rd on error by shortstop A Novotney, J Terhaar advances to 2nd on the same error, O Avalos scores.
FTHR 2 - OTTW 0
Strike 1 looking, In play.
M Holmes singles on a line drive to right fielder J Higgins, D Kleinheider scores, J Terhaar advances to 3rd.
FTHR 3 - OTTW 0 | 2 Outs
Ball 1, In play.
B Sink out on sacrifice fly to right fielder J Higgins, M Holmes held up at 1st, J Terhaar scores.
Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Ball 3, In play.
S Phelps grounds into fielder's choice, second baseman A Couch to shortstop A Novotney, M Holmes out advancing to 2nd.

Bottom 1st - Ottawa (Marquette) Crusaders
In play.
A Novotney flies out to center fielder B Sink.
FTHR 3 - OTTW 1
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, In play.
G Dobberstein homers on a fly ball to left field.
Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, In play.
S Mitre singles on a line drive to left fielder D Carroll.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Foul, Foul, Ball 2, Foul, Strike 3 swinging.
K Davis strikes out swinging, K Kamp pitching, S Mitre remains at 1st.
In play.
A Couch flies out to left fielder D Carroll.

Top 2nd - Father McGivney Catholic Griffins
Foul, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 3 swinging.
T Etcheson strikes out swinging, G Dobberstein pitching.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Strike 2 swinging, Strike 3 looking.
R Sutberry strikes out looking, G Dobberstein pitching.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, In play.
K Kamp flies out to left fielder E Debernardi.

Bottom 2nd - Ottawa (Marquette) Crusaders
In play.
G Dose grounds out, second baseman T Etcheson to first baseman M Holmes.
Ball 1, In play.
J Higgins flies out to shortstop D Kleinheider.
Foul, Ball 1, In play.
C Durdan grounds out, second baseman T Etcheson to first baseman M Holmes.

Top 3rd - Father McGivney Catholic Griffins
Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, Ball 3, In play.
O Avalos flies out to left fielder E Debernardi.
Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, In play.
D Kleinheider flies out to left fielder E Debernardi.
Strike 1 looking, In play.
J Terhaar singles on a line drive to center fielder G Dose.
M Holmes flies out to right fielder J Higgins.

Bottom 3rd - Ottawa (Marquette) Crusaders
In play.
P Gutierrez lines out to right fielder O Avalos.
A Novotney singles on a line drive to center fielder B Sink.
G Dobberstein grounds into a double play, third baseman J Terhaar to second baseman T Etcheson to first baseman M Holmes, A Novotney out advancing to 2nd.

Top 4th - Father McGivney Catholic Griffins
Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
B Sink lines out to first baseman S Mitre.
In play.
S Phelps grounds out, shortstop A Novotney to first baseman S Mitre.
Ball 1, In play.
T Etcheson grounds out, second baseman A Couch to first baseman S Mitre.

Bottom 4th - Ottawa (Marquette) Crusaders
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 1, Foul, Foul, In play.
S Mitre singles on a ground ball to third baseman J Terhaar.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, Foul, In play.
K Davis singles on a line drive to left fielder D Carroll, S Mitre advances to 2nd.
Foul, Courtesy runner C Baker in for K Davis, S Mitre advances to 3rd, C Baker advances to 2nd, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 looking.
A Couch strikes out looking, K Kamp pitching, S Mitre remains at 3rd, C Baker remains at 2nd.
FTHR 3 - OTTW 2 | 2 Outs
Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball 1, In play.
G Dose out on sacrifice fly to left fielder D Carroll, C Baker held up at 2nd, S Mitre scores.
FTHR 3 - OTTW 3
Strike 1 looking, In play.
J Higgins singles on a line drive to center fielder B Sink, C Baker scores, J Higgins advances to 2nd on error by center fielder B Sink.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 2 looking, In play.
C Durdan grounds out, shortstop D Kleinheider to first baseman M Holmes.

Top 5th - Father McGivney Catholic Griffins
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, In play.
R Sutberry singles on a hard ground ball to left fielder E Debernardi.
Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Ball 3, In play.
K Kamp doubles on a fly ball to left fielder E Debernardi, R Sutberry advances to 3rd.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging.
O Avalos strikes out swinging, A Novotney pitching, R Sutberry remains at 3rd, K Kamp remains at 2nd.
D Kleinheider is intentionally walked, A Novotney pitching, R Sutberry remains at 3rd, K Kamp remains at 2nd.
FTHR 5 - OTTW 3
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, Ball 2, Foul, Foul, In play.
J Terhaar singles on a line drive to left fielder E Debernardi, K Kamp scores, R Sutberry scores, D Kleinheider advances to 2nd.
Foul, In play.
M Holmes flies out to left fielder E Debernardi, D Kleinheider remains at 2nd, J Terhaar remains at 1st.
Ball 1, In play.
B Sink singles on a line drive, right fielder J Higgins to catcher K Davis, D Kleinheider out advancing to home, J Terhaar advances to 2nd.

Bottom 5th - Ottawa (Marquette) Crusaders
Strike 1 looking, Foul, Strike 3 looking.
P Gutierrez strikes out looking, K Kamp pitching.
Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, In play.
A Novotney grounds out, shortstop D Kleinheider to first baseman M Holmes.
Foul, Ball 1, Foul, In play.
G Dobberstein singles on a line drive to left fielder D Carroll.
FTHR 5 - OTTW 4
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, G Dobberstein advances to 2nd on wild pitch, In play.
S Mitre hits a ground ball and reaches on an error by first baseman M Holmes, G Dobberstein scores.
Courtesy runner R Keefer in for S Mitre, Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, In play.
K Davis grounds into fielder's choice, shortstop D Kleinheider to second baseman T Etcheson, R Keefer out advancing to 2nd.

Top 6th - Father McGivney Catholic Griffins
Ball 1, Foul, Strike 2 looking, In play.
S Phelps grounds out, second baseman A Couch to first baseman S Mitre.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, In play.
T Etcheson flies out to right fielder J Higgins.
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, Strike 3 looking.
R Sutberry strikes out looking, A Novotney pitching.

Bottom 6th - Ottawa (Marquette) Crusaders
Foul, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, In play.
A Couch grounds out, shortstop D Kleinheider to first baseman T Etcheson.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 3 looking.
G Dose strikes out looking, E Koontz pitching.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 2 looking, Ball 4.
J Higgins walks, E Koontz pitching.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, J Higgins steals 2nd, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, Ball 3, In play.
C Durdan grounds out to first baseman T Etcheson.

Top 7th - Father McGivney Catholic Griffins
Foul, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, Ball 2, Strike 3 looking.
K Kamp strikes out looking, A Novotney pitching.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, In play.
O Avalos grounds out, second baseman A Couch to first baseman S Mitre.
Strike 1 looking, In play.
D Kleinheider singles on a ground ball to shortstop G Dobberstein.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, D Kleinheider steals 2nd, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, Ball 3, Ball 4.
J Terhaar walks, A Novotney pitching, D Kleinheider remains at 2nd.
M Holmes grounds into fielder's choice, shortstop G Dobberstein to second baseman A Couch, J Terhaar out advancing to 2nd, D Kleinheider advances to 3rd.

Bottom 7th - Ottawa (Marquette) Crusaders
Foul, Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4.
P Gutierrez walks, E Koontz pitching.
Ball 1, Ball 2, P Gutierrez advances to 2nd on passed ball, Strike 1 looking, Foul, Foul, In play.
A Novotney singles on a line drive to center fielder B Sink, P Gutierrez advances to 3rd.
FTHR 5 - OTTW 5
Ball 1, A Novotney steals 2nd, Ball 2, P Gutierrez scores on wild pitch, A Novotney advances to 3rd on the same pitch, Ball 3, Strike 1 looking, Ball 4.
G Dobberstein walks, E Koontz pitching, A Novotney remains at 3rd.
FTHR 5 - OTTW 6
S Mitre singles on a line drive to right fielder O Avalos, A Novotney scores, G Dobberstein advances to 2nd.